At the finale of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Cup in Snowshoe, USA, the athletes had to master a grueling and slippery 100-kilometre course. In addition to the 2275 meters of elevation gain that had to be overcome, days of drizzle and fog ensured that large parts of the course were muddy and super technical.

In the women's race, there was a home win for Hannah Otto (Pivot/DT Swiss), who pulled out a five-minute lead after taking Canadian Haley Smith off her bike around 10 miles from the finish. Lithuanian Katazina Sosna (Torpado Factory Team) finished third. Lejla Njemcevic from Bosnia and Herzegovina crossed the finish line in fourth place, which earned her the overall victory for 2023.

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Stiebjahn rewards his years of puffing

In the men's race, there was a three-man sprint for victory, which was won by the German Simon Stiebjahn (Singer Racing Team). Although Stiebjahn is only 33 years old, he is already considered an old hand on the circuit. With his victory in Snowshoe, he is now rewarding himself for his long involvement in marathon racing.

French rider Axel Roudil-Cortinat (Team Bulls) and Swiss rider Casey South (Torpado Factory Team) had to settle for second and third place, with South's victory also being his biggest success to date.

Italian Fabian Rabensteiner (Wilier-Pirelli Factory Team MX) finished fifth and took the overall World Cup victory in 2023 after four races.

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